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Million dollar drug money launderer sentenced to 18 years in prison

… Million dollar drug money launderer sentenced to 18 years in … man who admitted to conspiring to launder more than $1 million in drug proceeds was sentenced Thursday to 216 …
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Over 250 Pounds Of Illegal Psychedelic Mushrooms Seized From Major Grow House In Sheepshead Bay

… Over 250 Pounds Of Illegal Psychedelic Mushrooms Seized From … Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Street value nearly $2 Million; marijuana and cash also recovered … mushrooms, more than $30,000 in cash, more than 300 gift cards, one ounce of marijuana, and bank records. At the …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… January 12 and February 10, 2026, DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,396 pounds of fentanyl powder resulting in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in … nearly 21,000 pounds of methamphetamine, more than 26 million methamphetamine pills, 1,183 pounds of heroin, …
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DEA RMFD Operation Fentanyl Free America Surge Results

… Pills, Powder, Cash Seized; 60+ Arrests; Nearly One-Million Fatal Doses CENTENNIAL, CO – The Drug Enforcement … streets • made 62 arrests • seized 57 guns • seized $5.53 million in U.S. currency “Fentanyl continues to be the …
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Alert - Extortion Scam - Alert

… call the (who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the internet or by telephone) and identify themselves …  Some victims who purchased their drugs using a credit card also reported fraudulent use of their credit cards. Impersonating a federal agent is a violation of …
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

… Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose … for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
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Lawrence Man Indicted for Distributing Counterfeit Pills Containing Meth and Fentanyl

… to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charges of distribution of 50 grams or more of … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of distribution of methamphetamine … and up to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
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Dominican National Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution

… three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. The charges of distribution of and possession with … four years of supervised release and a fine of up to $5 million. The charge of distribution of and possession with … five years of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The defendant is subject to deportation upon …
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Baton Rouge man indicted for international money laundering in furtherance of an international drug conspiracy and other related charges

… within the United States who had purchased the substances online, to accept payments from the individual buyers, and … 2012 through February 2016, Barker received more than $4.6 million in payments—including payments by money order, personal check, and credit card —from individuals all across the United States who had …
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DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day

… DEA Collects Record-Setting Amount Of Meds At Latest National Rx Take-Back Day May 06, … of the value of this service.  Last weekend the DEA and over 4,200 of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement … the opioid painkillers that accounted for 20,808 drug overdoses-78 a day-in (the most recent statistics from the …
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Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan

… Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan July … 75 kilograms (165 pounds), with a street value of $1.2 million, were intercepted during a short-term investigation. … substance, but not a narcotic drug. Regardless of the amount of methamphetamine involved, and regardless of a …
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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and Fentanyl

… Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Over 20 Years in Prison For Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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South Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison

… Florida Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to Over 31 Years in Federal Prison March 21, 2022 Miami Contact … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

… legal action if an exorbitant fine is not paid immediately over the phone. The callers typically identify themselves as … or, in some instances, in the form of untraceable gift cards taken over the phone. • Callers falsify the number on … should refuse the demand and report the threat using the online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
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Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

… Arrests Worldwide and the Seizure of Weapons, Drugs, and over $31 Million WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice, …
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DEA Reaches $8 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

… DEA Reaches $8 Million Settlement Agreement With CVS For Unlawful … BALTIMORE - CVS Pharmacy, Inc. (CVS) has agreed to pay $8 million to the United States to resolve allegations that its …
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Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill in the Bronx: Two Arrested

… Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill … (over 13 pounds) with a street value of at least $1.8 million were intercepted during a short-term investigation. … continue to surge across our city and nation, as tremendous amounts of the deadly drug flood our city, intended for …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… Fentanyl_STL_Kansas2.jpg As of December 1, more than 20 million potentially fatal doses of fentanyl have been seized … lethal dose. As of December 1, DEA has seized more than 45 million fentanyl pills, and more than 9,320 pounds of fentanyl powder, removing an estimated 347 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl nationwide. …
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Three Indicted in Connection with Seizure of 99 Kilograms of Cocaine in Massachusetts, New York and Puerto Rico

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Approximately $1.4 million worth of cocaine seized during investigation BOSTON … cocaine seized in the case is estimated to be at least $1.4 million. The charges of conspiracy to distribute and to … of supervised release and up to life and a fine of $10 million. The charges of conspiracy to distribute and to …
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Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl Seized in Mount Vernon

… Several Million Dollars’ Worth of Narcotics Including Fentanyl … of fentanyl can cause death, and taking this large amount of fentanyl out of distribution has saved lives. This … enforcement at all levels has resulted in the seizure of millions of dollars in deadly drugs and the removal of a …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Convicted by Federal Jury in Amarillo

… from a handful of law enforcement witnesses and considered over 40 exhibits supporting the charges against Nesbitt.   … in the Northern District of Texas with nearly a half-million dollars’ worth of methamphetamine in his vehicle,” … tag attached.  The total weight of the methamphetamine was over 44 kilograms, or 97.26 pounds.  Testimony at trial …
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McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History

… McKesson Settlement: Pays $150 Million, Largest Fine In DEA History January 17, 2017 … McKesson supplied various U.S. pharmacies an increasing amount of oxycodone and hydrocodone pills, frequently …
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St. Louis County Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison in Connection with Fentanyl Death

… Ross on Friday found a fentanyl dealer responsible for the overdose death of a 17-year-old in 2021 and sentenced him to … a week. On those occasions Brewer and/or Houston would buy 20 to 40 pills at $10 to $20 per pill. The investigation … facility and contacted Houston and Brewer via Snapchat to buy “Percocet pills.” Matthews disputed that he provided the …
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DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

… more than 81,000 people in the United States died of a drug overdose between May 2019 and May 2020. The number of … in over 2,100 arrests, the seizure of nearly $54.5 million in drug proceeds, more than 300 firearms, and more … registration and approval. As a result of this action, the amount of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues seized originating …
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Eight defendants indicted for $4.1 million meth conspiracy

… Eight defendants indicted for $4.1 million meth conspiracy March 02, 2021 St. Louis Contact … indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a $4.1 million conspiracy to distribute more than 520 kilograms of …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… 2020.  As of Dec. 1, 2025, DEA has seized more than 45 million fentanyl pills and 9,320 pounds of fentanyl powder, removing an estimated 347 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl from our … Since Jan. 1, 2025, the DEA Chicago Field Division seized over 1.6 million counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. The …
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Record-breaking amount of cocaine seized at Port of New York/Newark

… Record-breaking amount of cocaine seized at Port of New York/Newark March … a container inspection at the Port of New York/Newark, discovering 60 bundles that contained a white powder. In total, …   CBP officers seized the illicit drugs and turned them over to agents from Homeland Security Investigations. No …
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Colombian Drug Kingpin And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers

… And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers … and Homeland Security (HSI) Miami revealed that Andres oversaw an international drug empire from his base in …
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Career Criminal Sentenced for Distributing Cocaine

… three of them in a car, with Boomer sitting on wholesale amounts of crack cocaine, powder cocaine, and marijuana. The … in Portsmouth and been the subject of three controlled buys of cocaine coordinated by law enforcement. …
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ATLANTA NEWS 2006

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… 2006 DEC 6, 2006 Coordinated Enforcement Operation Nets 1.5 Million Dollars and 297 Pounds of Cocaine DEC 4, 2006 … 30, 2006 Federal, State, Local Officials Announce Unique E-Mail Effort To Educate Georgia Students For National “Meth … Pill Fraud Scheme AUG 21, 2006 Atlanta DEA Seizes Record Amount of Crystal Meth and Arrests 4 in Raid AUG 16, 2006 …
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